Local Public Meetings and Film Schedule in Southern Illinois
Public meetings listed for Jackson Williamson Community Action Agency at 8 p.m. in Carbondale and Grand Tower Booster Club at City Hall. Marion City Council Planning Commission meet at 7 p.m. Central Plaza park dedication in Carbondale features Raymond Keldermans with a carillon. Film festival at SIU with 40 educational films. free daytime admissions. Various drive-ins and theaters offer numerous features through Tuesday with showtimes and endings noted.
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Jackson - Williamson Community Action Agency
Grand Tower Booster Club
Marion City Council
Planning Commission
Central Plaza Park
South Washington
East Main Streets
Carbondale
Raymond Keldermans
Springfield
Southern Illinois University
Studio Theater
University School
Furr
Carbondale Plan Commission Meets Over Sunset Drive Study
The Carbondale Plan Commission holds a special meeting at 7 30 p m in City Hall to discuss a city council request for a study of a proposed Sunset Drive extension in West Carbondale and the proposed removal of a junk yard in Northwest Carbondale.
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Carbondale Plan Commission
West
Carbondale
Northwest
Crab Orchard Job Corps Center Open House Sets Second Anniversary
Public tours conducted by staff and corpsmen highlight the Crab Orchard Job Corps Center public event for its second anniversary at the Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge Ordill. The event runs Sunday from 2 to 4 PM. Portugal's overseas territories are noted as 23 times larger than the homeland.
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Crab Orchard
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge
Ordill
Portugal
Marion school’s $75,000 upgrade underway
Workers replace an aging Marion Unit Two building dating to 1903 with 1922 addition, converting to a six grade facility. Crews install steel fire exits, aluminum window frames, a new roof and fire safety measures including screens detectors and wireglass. Finis Holmes of Marion is contractor. completion targeted by September.
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Jimmy Rushing
Ronnie Black
Marion Logan School
Marion Unit Two
Finis Holmes
Marion
Contested Christopher Unit District Debate Heats Up
On the eve of a Saturday vote the Christopher area faces a proposed unit school district uniting Christopher Buckner Mulkeytown and Coello with their schools. Mulkeytown opposes citing tax fears and unequal representation while Christopher backers tout state aid gains and broader services.
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Jim Hatton
Southern Illinois
Christopher Area
Christopher
Buckner
Mulkeytown
Coello
Boards of Education
Huffman
Buckner and Mulkeytown
Panacea
Fuller Sentenced to Penal Farm on Deceptive Practices
Howard A. Fuller, 54, was sentenced Monday to one year at Vandalia State Penal Farm after pleading guilty in Union County Circuit Court to deceptive practices. He was picked up Friday in Cobden by Union County Sheriff Hewitt Lamer on a warrant for passing bad checks.
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Union County
Vandalia State
Howard A. Fuller
Cobden
Hewitt Lamer
Lamer
Fuller
Paul D. Reese
Christopher City Council approves raise and projects
The Christopher City Council approved a 10 percent raise for all city employees, effective July 1, costing the city $3,000 to $4,000 annually. A street maintenance program will spend about $25,000 from motor fuel tax funds for oily resurfacing of arterial streets. bids open July 5 at 10 a.m. in city hall. The council also plans a second tennis court in the city park at about $2,000. About 100 new red and white stop signs replace old signs under a 1968 deadline. the city’s sign-making machine saves roughly 24 per sign.
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Christopher
Gene Smith
Smith
Johnston City votes in heavy special mayoral race
Johnston City experiences a heavy turnout in the special mayoral election to fill the unexpired term of Loren Read. Candidates Jesse Carter and John Houghlan Jr. compete as Ward One Alderman Mike Malkovich serves as acting mayor amid Read's resignation. Polls close at 6 p.m. with 599 ballots cast by 10:30 a.m.
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Johnston City
Jesse Carter
John Houghlan, Jr
Loren Read
Mike Malkovich
Read
Martha Snow
Webb seeks dismissal in Williamson County case
Motions to dismiss charges were filed by Tom Webb of Spillertown in Williamson County Circuit Court. Judge Lan Haney set a 9 a.m. July 6 hearing on the motions related to charges of attempted murder aggravated battery and reckless conduct stemming from a June 7 stabbing at the Corner Tavern in Johnston City. Webb posted 15 000 bond and faces battery and disorderly conduct informations. The victim Donald Goddard of Johnston City 35 was treated after the incident. Channel 10 transmitter in Carbondale will resume Thursday after a FCC mandated two day shutdown following tests.
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Tom Webb
Spillertown
Williamson County
Lan Haney
Webb
Donald Goddard
S. Adams St
Johnston City
Goddard
Marion Memorial Hospital
Wpsd-Tv
Carbondale
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Dino becomes 20000th surrender to Jackson County Humane Society
A worn expression crosses the face of Dino as he sits beside the Jackson County Humane Society on Sunday. The dog has become the 20 000th animal surrendered to the shelter, marking a troubling milestone for the shelter and local animal welfare efforts.
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Dino
Jackson County Humane Society
Soci
Parks named principal of Johnston City High School
John D. Parks 37, former Jefferson Grade principal in Johnston City, was hired Monday as Johnston City High School principal succeeding the late George Kee who died May 11. Parks and his family reside on Rt. 1, Johnston City and he holds degrees from Southern Illinois University.
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Ralph Tony
Mulkeytown
Bob Huffman
Christopher High
Christopher
John D. Parks
Jefferson
Johnston City
George Kee
Kee
Parks
Rt. 1
Carrier Mills High School
Southern Illinois University
Benton
Lions Club
Phi Delta Kappa
Unit Board of Education
James E. Mohan
Lincoln
Vera Journey
Sharon Heubner
Larry Harris
Delores Hutchson
Linda Linder
Dale Williams
Washington Grade School
Chris Elkins
West Frankfort Hires Engineer and Town Business
West Frankfort city council approves Winyard Givenrod & Associates of Benton as city engineer. Ernie Weeks seeks yard cleanup clarification while selling 100 of 300 old cars. Penny arcade license for S Angeli approved with $100 fee. Funeral plans for Martha Masulis and Essie Bell noted along with meters accepting pennies and trash fee changes.
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West Frankfort
Winyard Givenrod & Associates
Benton
Ernie Weeks
Weeks
S. Angeli
W. Main St. Angels
Thompsonville Residents Predict Growth From Planning Course
Thompsonville residents foresee a larger population new homes and a better central business district with a water system within ten years. At the final Citizens in Planning session fourteen participants received certificates for the six week program conducted by James Hanson for Greater Egypt.
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Thompsonville
Jackson
Williamson
Franklin
Perry
Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
Greater Egypt
Sion
Allen Y. Baker
Jefferson
Dave Morris
Illinois Dept. of Business and Economic Development
Ted Sosnowski
James Hanson
Park and Wall street upgrade cleared by Carbondale council
City manager C William Norman was authorized to pursue widening Wall street to 42 feet to Park street and Park street widening to 42 or 30 feet per cost estimates. A sidewalk on the east side of South Wall street was approved. The council also eyed state highway approval and asked Southern Illinois University to help fund Wall street work. An ordinance removed parking on several streets. J and R Electric Co. won a 570.90 contract to upgrade lighting in the police station and city manager’s office to 150 amps.
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Carbondale
South Wall
Park Streets
C. William Norman
Plan Commission
Wall Street
Park Street
East Grand Avenue
South Wall Street
Southern Illinois University
State Division of Highways
South Oakland Avenue
South Washington Avenue
East College
Gay Streets
J and R Electric Co
Auto Leaves Road Injuring Several in Saline County
Two Saline County youths were injured Monday when a car driven by Gary Mayhall 17 left a rural road near Harrisburg at 5 30 p m Cynthia 10 was treated for minor injuries at Ferrell Hospital Eldorado Randall Hutchings 16 was hurt when his motorcycle struck a farm tractor north of Pinckneyville Barney Degenhardt 47 Oakdale the tractor driver was not injured on the Oakdale blacktop road six miles west of Rt 127
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Saline County
Harrisburg
Gary Mayhall
Galastia
Hurco
Mayhall
Cynthia
Ferrell Hospital
Eldorado
Nashville
Pinckneyville
Randall Hutchings
Barney Degenhardt
Oakdale
Oakdale Blacktop
Rt. 127
Fire Report At Carbondale Residence Damages Living Room
A fire at 207 N University Ave Carbondale caused minor damage to the living room floor. No injuries reported. The incident involved Thomas North, resident at the address. Fire department responded promptly to the scene.
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Carbondale
University Ave
Thomas North
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